And on the Eighth Day . . .

Read: Luke 1:59–60, 2:21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, 
the name the angel had given him before he was conceived. Luke 2:21 As mentioned earlier in our study, we see similarities in the births of John

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Four Reasons Our Family Doesn’t Do Santa Claus

I must once again give my usual disclaimer from the get-go here: if you do not consider yourself a follower of Christ, you have no reason to agree with anything I’m about to share. So sit back, relax, drink some eggnog (yuck), and enjoy the show. Christmas

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Shepherds and Angels

Read: Luke 2:8–20 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” Luke 2:10 Just outside of Bethlehem, shepherds are living out in the open and watching over their sheep. It is

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Incarnation

Read: John 1:1–18 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 The first two chapters of Matthew and Luke are

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The Big Moment Arrives

Read: Matthew 1:24–25, Luke 2:6–7 And she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. Luke 2:7 At last, the birth of Christos is about to take place.

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The Prophesied One

Read: Isaiah 9:2–7 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet. Matthew 1:22 Just before we look at the birth of Jesus, we need to briefly step back and look at some of the Old Testament prophecies about this event. This

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Can I Stay at Your Place?

Read: Luke 2:4–7 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. Luke 2:4 Joseph and Mary arrive for the census in Bethlehem, the city of

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Caesar’s Census

Read: Luke 2:1–5 [Joseph] went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. Luke 2:5 John has been born to Elizabeth, and Mary is well into her pregnancy. Joseph has taken her as his wife, though they

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Walking by Faith and Responding in Obedience

Our CEO, Joseph Williams, recently used the phrase “Walking by faith, responding in obedience” to summarize our year at Feed the Hunger. Truth be told, God has been taking us on this type of journey for longer than just 2016. But this year, perhaps more so than

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Judah’s Descendant

Read: Matthew 1:1–17; Luke 3:23–38 “See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed.” Revelation 5:5 It’s fairly popular these days to get online and trace our family roots. In previous years, we relied on the public records, libraries, and graveyards of

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